Quotes by Sri M

“Once one is established in this silence, then no noise can disturb you. Silence is not the absence of sound. As long as the chatter of the mind remains, there is no solitude. In the depths of your ...”

“What happens in solitude? We are face-to-face with ourselves, where one sits for long hours and does absolutely nothing. For example - sit and look at the lake. The closer we are to trees and natur...”

“If we have one mind, a change in one part should affect the other. So, if we change ourselves, that change will affect all.”

“Peace is a state of mind that emerges from within. If I am not peaceful with myself, then I cannot bring peace anywhere. Why? Because there is conflict in our minds always. We are constantly pulled...”

“The main idea is to watch ourselves diligently in our dealings with the world and see if we are changing, turning more human. We cannot run away from the world, right? So, the first thing is to see...”

“If we are making spiritual progress, don’t judge by how many visions or kind of lights one sees. What we have to look at is how one behaves. Have I become less selfish? Has my world narrowed down o...”

“Knowing oneself starts with knowing oneself in the midst of people, not alone. In seclusion, I don’t see how I am. We should first know who we are and where we stand. To know thyself means knowing ...”

“In a pilgrimage when people come together, there is always a sharing and an emergence of our inner workings – we get to see the beginning of what we actually are”

“The importance of a pilgrimage is in the act of walking. You are walking together in a group. Rig Veda says: May we walk together, may we study together, with our minds put together, may we underst...”

“We have forgotten to sit under trees. In ancient times, all the teachers sat under the tree and taught. The Buddha got his enlightenment under a peepal tree.”

“What you seek is right within you, but we search for it everywhere but in us. Inside us, there is a beautiful treasure which we tend to miss.”

“In the spiritual sphere, we miss the obvious because we desire for the exotic. Spirituality is a beautiful breeze, moving grass, tranquil mountains, sitting quietly and hearing the church bells tol...”

“We end up usually with an image or outcome of our expectation. When the real thing arrives, we cannot or do not recognize it. The only way to find the Truth is to take the images or expectations ou...”

“Sharing is an essential part of well-being. As you give, so you receive. So, give whenever possible, whatever possible, in whichever way you can.”

“Don’t be afraid of being left alone. It’s beautiful, that’s the time when you talk to yourself. That’s also when you talk to your God. When left alone, that's the time you are allowed to look into ...”